Pathless Layout Route Renders Empty HTML

[sudipta9]

When defining a pathless layout route (_appLayout.tsx) inside a folder (app/), TanStack Router incorrectly treats it as a route. Instead of returning a Not found when accessing /app, it renders an empty HTML page.

folder structure

src/
├─ app/
│  ├─ _appLayout.dashboard.tsx  → Route: /app/dashboard
│  ├─ _appLayout.settings.tsx   → Route: /app/settings
│  ├─ _appLayout.tsx            → Expected: Layout only

Issue

Expected: /app should return Not found page (since _appLayout.tsx is pathless).

Actual: /app renders an empty HTML page instead.

Any insights or fixes would be appreciated!

[schiller-manuel]

please create a GitHub issue for this

[sudipta9]

hey, @schiller-manuel I have created an issue for this... hoping for a quick fix

Thank you